Amusement apparatus.



E. S.DOUGHTY. AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

APPLICATION man Fa. la. 1919,

Patented May 6, M319.`

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To all whom t may concern: 4

Be it known that CI, VEDGAR START DOUGHTY, a citizen of the United"States, and a resident of Red Wing, inrthe county of Goodhue and Stateof Minnesota, have 1nvented certainv new and useful "Improve-l ments inAmusement-Apparatus, of A'which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement 1n amusement apparatus, and has for itsobject to provide in apparatus of the character specified a trackway anda series of vehicles adapted to move upon the trackfway, the trackwayconsisting of a series of sets of treads, and the vehicle S being soshaped that they will be rocked forwardly and rearwardly as they moveover the treads.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side view of the apparatus;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Fig. l.

In the present embodiment of the invention, the trackway consists of abottom portion l formed like a stairway, that is, consisting of a numberof treads, and the said bottom has side boards 2 which extend above thetreads, as shown, slightly, to prevent lateral displacement of thevehicles.

The trackway is supported in inclined position by uprights 3 which areconnected to the lower end of the trackway by longitudinally extendingbars t, to form a firm and rigid structure. Each of the vehicles istriangular in longitudinal section, the long side or base of the vehiclebeing the part upon which the rider seats, while the two short sidesvform the surface upon which the car or vehicle rocks.

Each of the cars or vehicles 5 has its under surface composed of twosurfaces meeting at an obtuse angle, the forward surface 6 being ofgreater length than the rearward surface 7, and the length of the car issuch that it will extend between two treads, as shown in Fig. l, lappingupon both treads.

The improved apparatus may be of small size and in the form of a toy, inwhich case each car will carry a lfigure 8, which is secured to a plate9 having laterally extending flanges 10 at its lower side, which areadapted to engage beneath guides 11 on the vehicle. Or it may be used asan amusement apparatus, in which case the cars may be of a size topermit a rider to be seated thereon, and the traclrway will be ofconsiderable length.

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=-.The+cars are launched from the top and they are slightly less inwidth thanthe distance between the side boards, so-thatfwhile theywillmovefreely downward they can-` not become caught or held by the saidboards.

IVVhen ya car is launched from' the top, it will foccupy in closesuccession the positions shown in Fig. 1. The surface 7 is of a lengthsuch that the car can not rock do-wnwardly upon the said surface on theupper face of the tread, the angle at the rear engaging first with theriser of the next tread. Hence the vehicle will tilt forwardly and willslide on each tread on to the next, first.

so that the risers of the steps are vertical,

side boards at the opposite sides of the track and extending above thesteps, and cars mounted to slide on the steps, each car having its underface composed of two surfaces meeting at an obtuseangle, said car beingof greater length than the distance between two steps, and the forwardinclined surface being of greater length than the rearward inclinedsurface.

2. A device of the character specified comprising a traclway consistingof a series of steps and arranged in inclined position, so that therisers of the steps are vertical, side boards at the opposite sides ofthe track and extending above the steps, cars mounted to slide on thesteps, each car having its under face composed of two surfaces meetingat an obtuse angle, said car being of greater length than the distancebetween two steps.

8. 'A device of the character specified comprising a trackway consistingof a series of steps and arranged in inclined position, so that therisers of the steps are vertical, side boards at the opposite sides ofthe track and extending above the steps, and cars mounted to slide onthe steps, each car having its under face composed of two surfacesmeeting at an obtuse angle.

4. A device of the character specified comprising a trackway consistingof a series of steps and arranged in inclined position, so

that the risers of the steps are vertical, side\ der face composed oftwo surfaces meeting boards at the opposite sides of the track andextending above the steps, andl carsY mounted to slide on the steps.

' 5. In a device of the character specified, a-,car having its upperface plane and its under face composed of two surfaces meeting eachother at an obtuse angle and meeting the ends of the first named face atacute ang1es,; one of said surfaces being of.' greater length than theother.

6. Ina device of the character specified, a car having its upper facepiane and itsv uneach other at an obtuse angle and meeting 15AVt'heien'ds of the first' named face at acute angles.,

7. In a device of the character specified, a car having its under facecomposed of two surfaces meeting at an obtuse angle and in- 20 @liningtoward the ends of the car.

EDGAR STUART DOUGHTY.

Witnesses:4

SAMUEL J. NELSON,l JOHN F. MERRILL.

Copies of this kpatent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner nf Patents. Washington, D. C.

